THE LATEST | CANADAPolitico: By comparison with a lengthy passage on the seriousness of the Russia threat to Britain, China got away only with a light mention of its cyber attack tendencies towards the U.K. — and was referred to more flatteringly as “a country where a central transformation is taking place this century.”
Westminster hawks will note that Metreweli — who grew up in Hong Kong and so knows the Chinese system close-up — walked gingerly around the risk of conflict in the South China Sea and Beijing’s espionage activities targeting British politicians – and even its royals. In a carefully-placed line, she reflected that she was “going to break with tradition and won’t give you a global threat tour…
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